Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE

(b. 18 May 1759 , Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 5 February 1831 , Lanoraie, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE was born 18 May 1759 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France

Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE was the child of Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Marie-Elisabeth REGEAS dite LAPRADE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE and Élisabeth-Isabelle PERRAULT (maternal) Jacques REGEAS dit LAPRADE and Isabelle-Marie-Elisabeth BAILLARGEON dite BOCAGE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Genevieve ROY 29 January 1781 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve ROY was born 11 October 1759 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Genevieve died 3 April 1836 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Genevieve was the child of Gabriel ROY and Josephte CLOUTIER.

Pierre BREARD dit LAROCHE died 5 February 1831 in Lanoraie, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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